UPDATE: 3:18pm
Charlottesville police have identified the woman as Courtney Chambers, a Management Services Corporation employee. Chambers was found in her own vehicle after she failed to return to work following a lunch break. For a full report, read below.
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UPDATE: 11:45am
Charlottesville police say the 27-year-old woman who died yesterday afternoon in a parking lot near Preston Avenue appears to have experienced a "medical issue." Lieutenant Ronnie Roberts tells C-VILLE that local police are still waiting on the results of an autopsy for an official cause of death.
The woman, confirmed as a local resident, was found in a car located in a parking lot at the Oxford Hill Apartments, near the intersection of Preston and Madison avenues. Roberts could not immediately confirm whether the car belonged to the deceased woman.
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Charlottesville police are awaiting autopsy results for a 27-year-old woman who died yesterday afternoon in a parking lot in the 1200 block of Preston Avenue.
According to a media release from Lieutenant Ronnie Roberts, a passerby noticed "a female in a car who appeared to be in need of medical assistance." The woman died on the scene. As of yesterday evening, Charlottesville police reported no signs of foul play, and continued to investigate the incident. At present, no information has been released about the woman’s identity.
Below, an approximate map of 1200 Preston Avenue
